Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 221William Blackwood, 1927 |
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Pagina 4
... give ' em a free run of the deck , ' says he , ' it wouldn't be long before they'd take charge of the ship . You'd find them roosting in your bunk , Captain , and they'd certainly make trouble with your Lascar crew . They're dangerous ...
... give ' em a free run of the deck , ' says he , ' it wouldn't be long before they'd take charge of the ship . You'd find them roosting in your bunk , Captain , and they'd certainly make trouble with your Lascar crew . They're dangerous ...
Pagina 8
... give for calling in anywhere . It's a serious thing for a master to deviate out of his proper voyage . means expense to the owners , waste of time and bunkers , with the insurance on the ship invalidated , and the Lord knows what else ...
... give for calling in anywhere . It's a serious thing for a master to deviate out of his proper voyage . means expense to the owners , waste of time and bunkers , with the insurance on the ship invalidated , and the Lord knows what else ...
Pagina 11
... give the beasts a dose of high - pressure live steam , and boil a few of them at any rate before they scup- pered us . " With all this worry and trouble on my mind I was a fine sample of a nervous wreck by the time we'd run across the ...
... give the beasts a dose of high - pressure live steam , and boil a few of them at any rate before they scup- pered us . " With all this worry and trouble on my mind I was a fine sample of a nervous wreck by the time we'd run across the ...
Pagina 12
... give him a square deal if any one would , and then he asked me to give him a chance . A few days after we'd started , it seems he'd discovered he could slip his wrist out of his handcuff . He was left quite alone down the hold , and the ...
... give him a square deal if any one would , and then he asked me to give him a chance . A few days after we'd started , it seems he'd discovered he could slip his wrist out of his handcuff . He was left quite alone down the hold , and the ...
Pagina 14
... give you every chance I can to get clear away from the ship before the police get hold of you . You'll have to trust me , ' I said . ' Will you do it ? ' And ' I will , ' says he , straight out like a man , and I knew from the way he ...
... give you every chance I can to get clear away from the ship before the police get hold of you . You'll have to trust me , ' I said . ' Will you do it ? ' And ' I will , ' says he , straight out like a man , and I knew from the way he ...
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